List of Premier League stadiums

Since the inception of the Premier League, England's highest level of association football annual league tournament, 60 football stadiums have been used to host matches. The inaugural round of Premier League matches took place on 15 August 1992 with eleven clubs hosting the opening fixtures.[1] Following the Hillsborough Disaster in 1989, the Taylor Report recommended the abolition of standing terraces by the start of the 1994–95 season, to be replaced by all-seater stadiums.[2] However, following Fulham's promotion from Division 1 in the 2000–01 season, terraces returned temporarily to the Premier League as The Football Association allowed the club extra time to complete renovations.[3] The club were forced to play at Loftus Road after inadequate progress was made in converting Craven Cottage, but they returned to their home ground after building work was completed in time for the 2004–05 season.[4]

Burnley's Turf Moor stadium became the 50th Premier League stadium when it hosted Burnley's first ever home Premier League fixture, against champions Manchester United, on 19 August 2009.[5][6] The most recent venue to become a Premier League host is the Brentford Community Stadium, which hosted its first Premier League fixture on 13 August 2021.

Stadiums

Stadiums listed in bold indicate that they are the home grounds of teams participating in the 2021–22 Premier League season, while those stadiums listed in italics have now been demolished. For closed or demolished grounds, capacity is taken at closure.

Stadium Image Club Location Opened Closed Capacity Pitch length (m) Pitch width (m) Coordinates Ref.
Anfield Liverpool Liverpool 1884 54,074 101 68 53°25′51″N 002°57′39″W [7]
Arsenal Stadium
(also known as Highbury)		 Arsenal London 1913 2006 38,419 51°33′28″N 000°06′10″W [8]
Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 1903 1995 26,667 54°33′51″N 001°14′49″W [9]
Baseball Ground Derby County Derby 1892 2004 18,300 52°54′17″N 001°28′07″W [10][11]
bet365 Stadium
Formerly Britannia Stadium		 Stoke City Stoke-on-Trent 1997 30,089 52°59′18″N 002°10′32″W [12]
Bloomfield Road Blackpool Blackpool 1899 16,220 53°48′17″N 3°2′53″W
Boleyn Ground
(also known as Upton Park)		 West Ham United London 1904 2016 35,345 51°31′55″N 000°02′22″E [13]
Boundary Park Oldham Athletic Oldham 1904 13,559 53°33′19″N 002°07′43″W
Bramall Lane Sheffield United Sheffield 1855 32,702 53°22′13″N 001°28′15″W [7]
Brentford Community Stadium Brentford London 2020 17,250 51°29′26.97″N 0°17′19.32″W
Burnden Park Bolton Wanderers Bolton 1895 1997 22,616 53°34′08″N 002°24′58″W [14]
Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff City Cardiff 2009 33,280 51°28′22″N 003°12′11″W [15]
Carrow Road Norwich City Norwich 1935 27,359 52°37′20″N 001°18′33″E [7]
City Ground Nottingham Forest Nottingham 1898 30,602 105.2 71.3 52°56′24″N 001°07′58″W [16]
City of Manchester Stadium Manchester City Manchester 2003[17] 55,017 53°28′59″N 002°12′01″W [7]
County Ground Swindon Town Swindon 1895 14,700 51°33′52″N 001°46′14″W [18]
Craven Cottage Fulham London 1896 25,700 100 65 51°28′30″N 000°13′18″W [4]
Dean Court Bournemouth Bournemouth 1910 11,364 50°44′07″N 1°50′18″W [7]
The Dell Southampton Southampton 1898 2001 15,200 50°54′53″N 001°24′47″W [19][20]
DW Stadium
Formerly JJB Stadium		 Wigan Athletic Wigan 1999 25,138 53°32′51″N 002°39′15″W [21]
Elland Road Leeds United Leeds 1897 37,792 53°46′40″N 001°34′20″W
Emirates Stadium Arsenal London 2006 60,704 51°33′18″N 000°06′31″W [7]
Ewood Park Blackburn Rovers Blackburn 1890 31,367 53°43′43″N 002°29′21″W [22]
Falmer Stadium Brighton & Hove Albion Falmer 2011 30,750 50°51′42.56″N 00°04′59.8″W [7]
Filbert Street Leicester City Leicester 1891 2002 22,000 52°37′25″N 001°08′26″W [23]
Fratton Park Portsmouth Portsmouth 1898 20,978 50°47′47″N 001°03′50″W [24]
Goodison Park Everton Liverpool 1892 39,414 100.5 68 53°26′20″N 002°57′59″W [7]
The Hawthorns West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich 1900 26,445 52°30′33″N 001°57′50″W [25]
Highfield Road Coventry City Coventry 1899 2005 23,489 52°24′43″N 001°29′24″W [26]
Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield 1899 39,812 53°24′41″N 001°30′02″W
King Power Stadium
Formerly Walkers Stadium		 Leicester City Leicester 2002 32,261 52°37′13″N 001°08′32″W [7]
Kirklees Stadium Huddersfield Town Huddersfield 1994 24,500 53°39′15″N 1°46′6″W
Liberty Stadium Swansea City Swansea 2005 20,937 51°38′34″N 3°56′5″W [27]
Loftus Road Queens Park Rangers
& Fulham		 London 1904 18,439 102 66 51°30′33″N 000°13′56″W [4][28]
London Stadium
Formerly Olympic Stadium		 West Ham United London 2016[29] 60,000 51°32′19″N 0°0′59″W [30]
Madejski Stadium Reading Reading 1998 24,161 51°25′20″N 000°58′58″W
Maine Road Manchester City Manchester 1923 2003 35,150 53°27′04″N 002°14′07″W [31]
MKM Stadium
Formerly KCOM Stadium		 Hull City Kingston upon Hull 2002 25,400 53°44′46″N 000°22′03″W [32]
Molineux Stadium Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton 1889 32,050 52°35′25″N 002°07′49″W [7]
Oakwell Barnsley Barnsley 1887 23,009 53°33′08″N 001°28′03″W [33]
Old Trafford Manchester United Manchester 1910 75,643 105 68 53°27′47″N 002°17′29″W [7]
Portman Road Ipswich Town Ipswich 1884 30,311 52°03′18″N 001°08′41″E
Pride Park Stadium Derby County Derby 1997 33,597 52°54′54″N 001°26′50″W [11]
Riverside Stadium Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 1995 33,746 54°34′42″N 001°13′01″W [34]
Roker Park Sunderland Sunderland 1898 1997 22,500 54°55′17″N 001°22′32″W [35]
St Andrew's Birmingham City Birmingham 1906 30,079 52°28′33″N 001°52′05″W [36]
St James' Park Newcastle United Newcastle upon Tyne 1880 52,305 54°58′32″N 001°37′18″W [7]
St Mary's Stadium Southampton Southampton 2001 32,384 50°54′21″N 001°23′28″W [7]
Selhurst Park Crystal Palace
& Wimbledon		 London 1924 25,486 101 68 51°23′54″N 000°05′08″W [7]
Stadium of Light Sunderland Sunderland 1997 48,707 54°54′52″N 001°23′18″W
Stamford Bridge Chelsea London 1877 40,834 103.3 67.7 51°28′54″N 000°11′28″W [7]
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Tottenham Hotspur London 2019 62,214[37] 51°36′17″N 000°03′59″W [7]
Turf Moor Burnley Burnley 1883 21,944 53°47′21″N 2°13′49″W [7]
University of Bolton Stadium
Formerly Reebok Stadium and Macron Stadium		 Bolton Wanderers Bolton 1997 28,723 53°34′50″N 002°32′08″W
The Valley Charlton Athletic London 1919 27,111 51°29′11″N 000°02′11″E
Valley Parade Bradford City Bradford 1886 25,136 53°48′15″N 001°45′32″W
Vicarage Road Watford Watford 1922 22,200 51°39′00″N 000°24′06″W [7]
Villa Park Aston Villa Birmingham 1897 42,749 52°30′33″N 001°53′05″W [7]
Wembley Stadium England[nb 1] London 2007 90,000 51°33′21″N 0°16′47″W
White Hart Lane Tottenham Hotspur London 1899 2017 36,284 51°36′12″N 000°03′57″W [38]

Footnotes

  1. Wembley Stadium is not a football club home ground. However, Tottenham Hotspur played their designated home matches at Wembley throughout the 2017–18 season and most of 2018–19 while their new stadium was under construction.

See also

References

General

  • "Football Ground Guide". footballgroundguide.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
  • "The Stadium Guide – The Guide to the Football Stadiums in Europe". stadiumguide.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2009.

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  16. Inglis, The Football Grounds of Great Britain, p142
  17. The City of Manchester Stadium, currently known for sponsorship reasons as Etihad Stadium, hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2002, but has only been in use as a football stadium since 2003.
  18. Inglis, The Football Grounds of Great Britain, p168
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  20. "stadiumguide.com page for the now demolished Dell stating the capacity".
  21. "JJB Stadium Facts & figures". DW Stadium official website. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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  23. "Filbert Street". Leicester City F.C. 29 May 2008. Archived from the original on 4 June 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  24. Inglis, The Football Grounds of Great Britain, p160
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  29. London Stadium opened in 2011 as the Olympic Stadium, and served as the primary stadium for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, but did not become a football stadium until 2016.
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  31. Bevan, Chris (11 May 2003). "Maine Road through the ages". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  32. "Home From Home". Hull City AFC. 22 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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